@duke; text

[frostfist]

I've found myself with somewhat of a slow day today so I thought I'd take the opportunity to get a few of my questions answered.

Is there anything you particularly miss from your home? Or something that make it unique and different from any other place you've been? I doubt we'll get the chance to visit our homes for an extended period any time soon or else I'd just visit and see for myself. As it stands, I'll have to settle for the next best thing.

No need to reply if you're feeling shy but I really would appreciate any answers you're willing to give.

Oh, and before I forget. I received an image awhile back that I was unable to decipher on my own. If someone would be so kind as to explain the meaning behind it, I would be ever so grateful.

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[ thanks ren, he still doesn't know wtf it means. ]

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@greatvalue

[newphew]

I can interpret this strange message.

It's show you as a very strong doglike creature. who broke the other dog's handcuffs.This "John Doe" is clearly ashamed of it, and is blamingbabies for it.

i'm crying

[frostfist]

[ the following message comes a whole minute after the read notification. ]

I see. [ he doesn't see. ] There's just one problem: why would I break my own handcuffs?

@scarf guy

[memors]

Wrio Thee Sley?

[ Maybe they meant "slay" but spelled it wrong...? ]

I'll keep trying to decipher the image. As for your question...I miss going to school.

[ Everyone booed. ]

@onestepforward

[ignoreher]

[ wh....... what is........... where is netzach (improved) when you need him. this is an art thing, she thinks. what meaning is there to it. they're both clearly supposed to be wriothesley, but... hmm... ]

Maybe... that your citizen self isn't as cool as the real thing? If that's what "John Doe" is referring to. I know it's a pretty common name to give to the nameless dead in some Districts.

And not really. I miss my coworkers more than anything.

[ ... she really hopes they don't visit her place... the city as a whole, sure, why not... it'd be interesting to walk among the people she would've know in another life, but the library itself? forget it. there's too much danger. ]

@ice snap

[bowtography]

Ohhhh, I think I've seen something like this before!
It's a comparison! Of...
Are they both supposed to be you? I guess the you with the muscles is supposed to be super cool and if you're acting like a nameless guy, that's... not as cool?

[ huh. ]

Anyway, I think you already know what makes my... uh, "home" unique. I do really miss Pom-Pom and the crew, though.

@hearse

[wheft]

And you're bringing handcuffs to your day job *why?*

You don't want to visit where I'm from, though. Trust me. I still think your place sounds nice from the descriptions alone.

un: red gaze; old man here with in-canon 4chan knowledge (maybe)

[immortalpoet]

i miss things making sense at home but otherwise. nah. nothing

its a meme

who is john doe. is that you as a citizen

un: sanda

[thundercrashes]

Duel Monsters.

[A pause, before he clarifies.]

I mean, I've already told you about the game before once, and I can play it here and teach others how to play too, but what I mean is getting to play professionally against other duelists back home. I want to get back on the stage with my Duel Disk and play in front of an audience to show off for.

[As for the meme... he has no idea what that means either and therefore doesn't address it for now.]

@lizard of oz

[bruisehaver]

Perhaps the sender means to say this "John Doe" is inferior to 'Wrio The Sley." Unable to come up with solutions to his problems.
Is that how your name is meant to be spaced out?

As for your first question, something that I long to see once more from my home is a sky in which the stars never fade.
Dawn does not tarnish the Sea of Night each day, in Crèche K'liir.

[frostfist]

Not typically, but I suppose it is something of a difficult name to spell. It's Wriothesley.

[ Exactly why he picked it! But no one cares about the Deep Name Lore. ]

Sea of Night, huh? It does sound like quite the sight. Though personally I think I'd start missing the sun if eternal night was all I ever saw.

[frostfist]

You never know when they might come in handy.

[ Admittedly, not usually around kids between the ages of 3-6, but at least he'll be ready if a burglar ever comes busting through the front doors of the preschool. ]

From what you've told me, I'll take your word for it. Though I didn't realize you knew that much about Fontaine.

[ Did he really say that much?? ]

[frostfist]

[ At least he's not alone in his meme illiteracy…. ]

It seems like you'll have to hold onto that dream for a little while longer. How are you holding up in the meantime? Passing the time by playing a few casual games here and there?

thank you old man for your service

[frostfist]

[ A meme….jots that down. ]

That's the name I go by outside of headquarters, yes, though given that I act the same here and out there I'm not sure what the meaning is supposed to be.

[ But it's not really a huge deal. ]

But you really don't miss anything at all? Is that place you're all from really that bad?

[frostfist]

John Doe is the name I go by in the city so I can only assume so. Though I'm not sure why just stepping outside would make me less cool.

[ Is it because he babysits kids for a living??? Huh indeed. ]

Do you happen to have any photographs of them with you? I realize it's not the same but sometimes even having something small can help.

[frostfist]

[ He really should have gone straight to the source. He'll do that next time. Missing coworkers though….that's a pure answer. ]

Do you miss them enough to wish for them to be brought here as well?

[frostfist]

[ School is such a valid answer though?? ]

I appreciate the effort. And I believe you can enroll to go to school here if you really wanted to, though you wouldn't be with all your old friends.

[ignoreher]

[ welcome to being left on read for a minute wriothesley. she knows her answer, but... it's awfully selfish, isn't it? it'd feel like abandoning their duty back home to some, as if it were some grand vacation they'd yet to deserve... she wonders who might fuss at her about it, scold her for enjoying the time she has to live here, even if they can see for themselves that time moves on.

... ]

Some of them would have pretty conflicting feelings about it.

[wheft]

I sincerely hope it never comes to that.

[ those poor kids... ]

I just remembered. Someone actually told me a little about Fontaine a while back. Do you remember Childe?

[ and for wrio's sake she's going to slide into his private dms for this one. ]

He also mentioned getting arrested for false charges. Do you know anything about that?

[frostfist]

[ After getting left on read for ten minutes by Marcille, sixty seconds is nothing. ]

Because of being brought here against their will? Or because they have more urgent duties to attend to?

[ He hasn't forgotten the whole weird dealio with her library. ]

[frostfist]

Ah. Childe.

[ It's a good thing she can't see the faint frown that crosses his face at the mention of that name. ]

I wasn't present during his trial but I did hear about the events that unfolded during. What exactly did he say about it?

[wheft]

He said that Fontaine has a strict justice system, which was why he was arrested, apparently. But apart from that, the waters are beautiful like you said. You can travel around the region in these vehicles called an... aquabus?

You don't have to tell me if it's classified information. It's none of my business anyway.

[ignoreher]

[ thanks buddy. she has anxiety about leaving things on read too long. ]

Both. I can only imagine the scolding I'd get for... you know. Living so freely.

[ and under the name she has no less!

...

what would they think of that? ]

But I don't see a point in squandering time if I have it. If I've been given a chance to experience things I've never experienced before, why would I deny myself that?

un: kijyo

[saudadist]

[ bruh ]

are they both supposed to look like you?

i hated typing all of this

[frostfist]

It's not. Trials are held in the Opera Epiclese and frequently amass quite the viewership. Though why anyone would take the time out of their day to watch the suffering of another is beyond me.

[ Fontaine society sucks sometimes, actually. :/ ]

Typically, all verdicts are comprised of two parts: one passed by the Chief Justice, and one passed by the [ leans into mic and hits play on the boombox ] Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale. That's a mechanical scale used to determine a criminal's guilt. The verdicts passed by the Chief Justice and the Oratice have never differed in the hundreds of years the court systems have been in place...until Childe. You can imagine how much of an uproar that would have caused.

[frostfist]

Is experiencing all that life has to offer truly so frowned upon back in your library?

[ Y'all are making this city sound absolutely fucking awful. ]